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Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
NSSO  Celebrating Swachhta Pakhwada during 1 July to 15 July, 2023
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is celebrating Swachhta Pakhwada, 2023 during July 01, 2023 to July 15, 2023 under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The main focus of this campaign is to encourage Jan Bhagidari & awarness about the cleanliness. All offices of the Field Operations Division of NSSO, MoSPI located in the Western Region of the Gujarat will be undertaking various activities during the Pakhwada for promoting the cleanliness and plantation of trees. A special cleanliness drive has been arranged by the Sub-regional office, Rajkot on 2nd July’2023 in which students of the Rashtriya Shala will be sensitized about the hygienic practices. On this day tree plantation will also be done in campus of Rashtriya Shala and in the office premises of the SRO, Rajkot by Shri T I Trivedi, Assistant Director and other officials of the SRO. Similar activities are also planned at Safai Vidhyalay located in Sabarmati Ashram, Thakhateshwar Mahadev Temple, Bala Hanuman Temple and Educational Institution run by Manav Mandir Educational Trust by the offices of NSSO located at Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Surendranagar respectively on 15th July’2023.Various activities under the cleanliness drive is being carried out by these offices under the guidance of S K Bhanawat, DDG & Regional Head and Jayprakash Honrao, DD of the regional office of FOD, NSSO, Ahmedabad.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds HAL for highest-ever revenue generation
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised the entire team of HAL for highest-ever revenue generation from operations of around Rs.26,500 Crores  for FY 2022-23 as against Rs.24,620 for the previous FY. The Company has recorded a revenue growth of 8% during the year as compared to last year.
In a reply to the tweet by HAL, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Exceptional! I laud the entire team of HAL for their remarkable zeal and passion.”
Ministry of Defence
Sainik Schools in collaboration with Private Players
Government is proposing to bring a new scheme for setting up Sainik Schools in the country in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/States etc. The endeavor is to provide schooling opportunities in “CBSE Plus” type of educational environment by involving desirous Government/Private Schools/NGOs to partner in establishing/aligning their system with Sainik Schools ethos, value system and national pride. It envisages enrolling existing/upcoming schools to be run on the lines of Sainik Schools curriculum. The schools are proposed to be affiliated to Sainik Schools Society. Detailed guidelines and requisite approval are at an advance stage.
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri Kripanath Mallah and others in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Finance
Meeting of BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities held on May 29, 2020 – Held through VC
Meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, namely the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa was held on May 29, 2020. The meeting was hosted by the Federal Tax Service of Russia, which currently holds the BRICS Presidency, to discuss the response of BRICS Tax Authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore potential areas of cooperation in tax matters. The meeting was scheduled to be held in Moscow, but was held through video conference in view of COVID-19.
Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Finance Secretary, Government of India, represented India at the meeting.
The Finance Secretary shared with other BRICS nations, various measures taken by India to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the taxpayers including deferment of compliance requirements, reduced rate of interest on delayed payments and reduction in withholding tax rates. He urged the BRICS nations to share COVID-19 related tax measures taken by respective tax administrations from time to time so that it enhances our understanding of the fiscal and economic impact of the pandemic and encourages us to further evaluate various possibilities in assisting our government’s efforts in containing the spread and recovering from the impact of the pandemic.
The Finance Secretary, while extending India’s support to the ongoing work in OECD/G-20 project on addressing tax challenges posed by digitalisation, underlined the need to ensure that the new tax rules are fair and simple. It should also be flexible enough to cover new/emerging business models.
Dr. Pandey highlighted the need for adopting a “Whole of Government Approach” in dealing with cross-border financial crimes as they have ramifications in respect of various statutes, not only taxation. He, therefore, urged the BRICS countries to agree for wider sharing of information exchanged under tax treaties for countering corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.
The tax heads of other BRICS nations shared the measures taken by their respective tax administrations and their thoughts on other agenda items like tax challenges posed by digitalisation and exchange of information.
A communiqué was issued by the tax heads at the conclusion of the meeting.
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Rural Development organized a webinar on Farm Livelihood Strategy under “Kisan Bhagidari Prathamikta Hamari” campaign
An interactive webinar in hybrid mode on ‘Farm Livelihoods Strategy’ during the campaign “Kisan Bhagidari, Prathamikta Hamari” under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav was organized at Vigyan Bhawan on 28th April 2022 which was chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha.
Addressing the participants, Shri Sinha outlined the vision of the government to create livelihood opportunities for additional 2.5 Crore rural poor women over next 3-years and explained the roadmap to achieve it. He added that convergence and commitment of all stakeholders will ensure realization of this dream of helping poor rural women to join the Lakhpati Club that is women who earn at least Rs 1 lakh per annum. Thanking ministry of Agriculture for the initiative of this joint event, Shri Sinha said that strength of SHG Network is now being recognized everywhere.
Welcoming the participants, Joint Secretary, Rural Livelihoods Shri Charanjit Singh narrated the growth story of DAY NRLM and explained the objective of the hybrid webinar that were-
a) Discourse on Agro Ecological and livestock practices by the community cadre, Krishi and Pashu Sakhis
b) Concept seeding on Producers Groups developed under DAY-NRLM by Krishi/Pashu Udyog Sakhis
Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, stated that the priority of the Government is making policies for transformation and enabling stakeholders through capacity building.
Members of the SHG network, Krishi Sakhis and Pashu Sakhis both in person and virtual mode narrated their success stories of how they have transformed their own lives and the lives of Didis around them. CEOs/SMDs of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar and Assam State Rural Livelihood Missions  also shared their experiences.
About DAY-NRLM
DAY-NRLM is one of the major flagships programmes in the nation for strengthening rural livelihoods. The Mission over the years has built strong institutions of the poor, particularly women – the self-help groups, and enabled them to access a range of financial services and livelihoods.
As of March, 2022, over 8.24 crore rural women in about 75.6 lakh SHGs have been mobilized. Bank credit to the tune of 4.9 lakh crore has been leveraged since 2014. Further, 18561 Cr capitalization support has been provided to the SHGs.
The Mission focuses on stabilizing the existing and providing newer livelihoods portfolio for the poor through its three pillars –
- Vulnerability Reduction and Livelihoods Enhancement through deepening/ enhancing and expanding existing livelihoods options and tapping new opportunities in farm and non-farm sectors;
- Employment - building skills for the job market outside; and
- Enterprises - nurturing self-employed and entrepreneurs .
More than 2 lakh participants spread across the country attended this event . The event was broadcast live on Social Media platforms.
Ministry of Railways
Introduction of New Trains and Construction of Railway Track
During the last four years i.e. from 2014-15 to 2017-18, Indian Railways has introduced 374 Mail/Express trains .
State-wise commissioning of New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling including the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the last four years are as under:-
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State
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New Line

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Gauge Conversion 
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Doubling

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Assam and other NE States
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178
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1324
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0
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Andhra Pradesh
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221
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0
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51
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Bihar
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229
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304
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165
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Chhattisgarh
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34
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0
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257
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Gujarat
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33
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30
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244
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Haryana
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160
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0
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132
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Jammu & Kashmir
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25
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0
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7
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Jharkhand
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436
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0
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162
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Karnataka
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240
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0
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252
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Kerala
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0
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29
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42
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Madhya Pradesh
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235
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270
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179
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Maharashtra
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39
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0
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288
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Odisha
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118
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0
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315
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Punjab
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0
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0
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106
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Rajasthan
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73
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634
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161
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Telangana
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186
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0
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25
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Tamil Nadu
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0
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290
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441
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Uttar Pradesh
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262
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288
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289
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Uttarakhand
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0
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36
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0
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West Bengal
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86
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191
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461
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Government caps Trade Margin up to 70% on Price to Distributor level on five medical devices
Keeping in view the evolving COVID pandemic, and the continuing demand of the medical devices, the Government has decided to regulate their prices for affordable healthcare and COVID management.By invokingextraordinary powers under Para 19 of the DPCO, 2013 in larger public interest National Pharmaceutical Pricing Agency  has vide its notification dated 13.07.2021, capped the Trade Margin up to 70% on Price to Distributor  level on  Pulse Oximeter,  Blood Pressure Monitoring Machine,  Nebulizer,  Digital Thermometer, and  Glucometer. Earlier, in February 2019 NPPA hadpreviouslycapped the Trade Margin on Anti-Cancer Drugs and on 3rd June 2021 for Oxygen Concentrators. Based on the notified Trade Margin, NPPA has instructed the manufacturers / importers to report revised MRP within seven days. Revised MRPs will be informed in public domain thereafter by NPPA. The revised prices will come into effect from 20th July 2021.
Every retailer, dealer, hospital and institution shall display price lists of these medical devicesas furnished by the manufacturer, on a conspicuous part of the business premises in a manner so as to be easily accessible to any person wishing to consult the same. The manufacturers / importers not complying with the revised MRPafter Trade Margin capping, shall be liable to deposit the overcharged amount along with interest @15% andpenalty up to 100% under the provisions of the Drugs  Order, 2013 read with Essential Commodities Act, 1955. State Drug Controllers  shall monitor the compliance of the order to ensure that no manufacturer, distributer, retailer shall sellthese medical devices to any consumer at a price exceeding the revised MRP, to prevent instances of black-marketing.
The Order shall be applicable up to 31st January 2022, subject to review.
Ministry of Tourism
Eastern Regional Office of Ministry of Tourism and 100 Miles Conduct Azad Hind Bicycle Rally to Celebrate AKAM
Kolkata, July 5, 2022
The Eastern Regional Office , Union Ministry of Tourism in association with 100 Miles conducted a ‘Azad H Bicycle Rally’ today to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav . On this very day in 1943, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announced the final war against the British and coined the famous slogan ‘Dilli Chalo’. It is to be mentioned that England’s Prime Minister Clement Atlee later commented that the war announced by Netaji was the primary cause for the British to leave India.
To commemorate this great achievement by the Indian freedom fighters under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose the cycle rally was organised which started from the INA Memorial located at the Red Road of the city and ended at INA Memorial, Nilganj, near Barrackpore. The rally was participated in by 10 cyclists.
It is to be mentioned in this regard that the British Army used to run three internment camps at Nilganj, Barasat and Jhikorgachha  to keep the captive INA soldiers. On September 25, 1945 night, the villagers residing at that place could not sleep due to noise of incessant machine gun fire and after the daybreak, when they reached the spot, they found that dead bodies of INA prisoners of war were being transported by the British soldiers in military trucks, with blood oozing out from the trucks. According to Col G S Dhillon’s diary, some 2300 personnel were killed in the firing on that night. As Shri Sayak Nandi, the Assistant Director, Union Ministry of Tourism stated, the Tourism Ministry is promoting lesser known symbols and legacy of Indian freedom struggle as Azadi Heritage trail among tourists and today’s initiative is a tribute to the sacrifices of INA martyrs under the charismatic leadership of Netaji. The Eastern Regional Office of the Tourism Ministry equally paid tribute to the freedom fighter Mangal Pandey, the key patriot who is connected with the spearheading of the Sepoy Mutiny as Shri Nandi stated in this regard that the focus is to make global tourists aware about the history of the INA Memorial of Barrackpore  so that such Azadi Heritage Trails can be included in Indian itinerary in the times to come.
Netaji Researcher Shri Tamal Sanyal who travelled to the city from Varanasi to be a part of this event produced some important documents to prove that the genocide in actuality took place at Nilganj on September 25, 1945 night and the true figures of victims are yet to be explored.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for Distribution of Aids and Assistive Devices to Divyangjan and Senior Citizens in Kannauj District, U.P
A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to Divyangjan and Senior citizens under the ADIP and Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana scheme respectively of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will be organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Kannauj on 12 July 2022 at 11:00 AM at PSM Degree Collage, Kannauj District in Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 7319 Aids and Assistive devices of different categories with value of worth Rs. 446.40 Lakhs will be distributed free of cost among 1973 pre identified Divyangjan and Senior Citizens beneficiaries who were assessed during assessment camps organized by ALIMCO at the various locations of Kannauj District.
Sushri Pratima Bhoumik, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment will be the Chief Guest of the function and will inaugurate the camp virtually through video conference. The function will be organized in the august presence of Shri Subrat Pathak, Member of Parliament, Kannauj constituency and other local public representatives who will participate ‘in person’ at main venue of the function.
Senior officers from District Administration, Kannauj and ALIMCO shall also be present during the function.
The Link of live streaming of the above event is as under :-
https://youtu.be/x9NzbojOYZ8
Ministry of Railways
Railway Projects
Railway Projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise, as, Indian Railway’s network straddles across various state boundaries. Indian Railways has taken up 513 Railway Projects . These projects are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution. The project-wise details including cost, expenditure and outlay are available in public domain on Indian Railways’ website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance  >Railways> Pink Book  >Railway-wise Works, Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme.
Completion of Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions, etc. and all these factors differ from project to project and affect the completion time of the project.
Average Annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure and Safety works during 2014-19 has increased to Rs. 26,026 crore per year from Rs. 11,527 crore per year , which is 126% more than Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14. The Budget allocation during 2019-20 has further increased to Rs. 39,836 crore which is around 245% more than Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14 and is also the highest ever expenditure in any financial year for Infrastructure and Safety works.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Cleaning drive, cultural programs, awareness sessions mark National Youth Day celebrations
National Youth Day: CBC Goa organises various programs to celebrate birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Goa, 13 January 2023
Central Bureau of Communication, Goa organised various programs in the state as part of the National Youth Day celebrations. Cleaning drives, Awareness sessions and a bouquet of competitions for school students were held. Government of India observes January 12 every year as National Youth Day to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
As a curtain-raiser to the celebrations, a massive cleaning drive was conducted yesterday, 12th January at Miramar Beach, in association with 1 Goa Batallion NCC Panaji. The event witnessed the participation of over 100 volunteers. Over 250 kilograms of plastic waste was collected during the drive. The day also saw Cultural performances by artists of CBC Goa at Ravindra Kelekar Dnyanmandir, Margao.
At another event held today at Anjuman Nurul Islam High School, Bambolim, Ms Nikita Gupta of Goa Livelihoods Forum led an awareness session. Eminent student counsellor and trainer Ms Ameena Bukhari was the chief guest. Addressing the students, Ms Ameena called for imbibing the teachings of Swami Vivekananda into their lives. “You need to start from your own daily life, working on your daily tasks. That is how you reach your goal,” she said.
Several competitions such as portrait drawing, poster making, essay writing, and slogan writing were conducted for the students as part of the celebrations. The winners were given prizes at the event. The day was also marked by cultural programs by the artists of CBC Goa and students.
About National Youth Day :
National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12, in honor of the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, who was a firm believer in the power of youth. The day is traditionally celebrated at schools and colleges in India with all sorts of events including speeches, music, seminars, processions, sports, competitions and many other activities.PIB Panaji | Gautam SK/D.Rane
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Prime Minister's Office
PM greets all those passionate about lion conservation on World Lion Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted all those passionate about lion conservation on World Lion Day.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
"The lion is majestic and courageous. India is proud to be home to the Asiatic Lion. On World Lion Day, I convey my greetings to all those passionate about lion conservation. It would make you happy that the last few years have seen a steady increase in India’s lion population.
When I was serving as Gujarat CM, I had the opportunity to work towards ensuring safe and secure habitats for the Gir Lions. A number of initiatives were taken which involved local communities and global best practices to ensure habitats are safe and tourism also gets a boost."
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mr Conrad Sangma calls on Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh at New Delhi.
Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Mr Conrad Sangma met Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh here and discussed issues related to the State as well as Centrally funded development projects.
Dr Jitendra Singh noted with appreciation the decision to start from next month, direct air flight for Shillong from Delhi. He said, this was a long pending requirement and Shillong, being the original capital of the erstwhile Assam, richly deserved to have this facility.
A direct flight to Shillong from Delhi, said the DoNER Minister, will not only bring ease of travel but also promote tourism in the State. He said, with some of the tourist resorts in Northeast, including in Meghalaya, of late becoming much sought after because of the relatively lesser effect of COVID pandemic, this decision will certainly serve as a boost in more ways than one for different sectors.
Dr Jitendra Singh told Conrad Sangma that Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes personal interest in following up all the issues related to the North Eastern States. Under Prime Minister’s instructions, said Dr Jitendra Singh, special impetus is being given to improve connectivity and transport through new airports, air flights in different sectors, double-gauge rail track across the region, network of roads and new Inland Waterways.
Mr Sangma also placed before Dr Jitendra Singh some of the proposals for different schemes under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  and North Eastern Council . The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister that he would have the proposals examined but also expressed certain constraints in the aftermath of COVID pandemic.
The Chief Minister appreciated the manner in which the DoNER Ministry has been forthcoming to accommodate the priorities of the State government. The issue of allocation of funds and possibilities of enhancing the budget also came up for discussion.
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